THE MAYOR of London has introduced trial measures to reduce traffic and at a roundabout nicknamed “suicide alley”.

When Sadiq Khan visited Redbridge Roundabout to discuss chronic traffic issues and worrying pollution levels with council leader Jas Athwal and Ilford South MP Mike Gapes, he promised to come up with an action plan in just two weeks.

The roundabout, which connects the A406 North Circular with the A12, Redbridge Lane East and Redbridge Lane West, is notorious for traffic jams and car crashes and campaign group RedRag have been fighting for changes for over 10 years.

The Mayor said: “Having visited the area and seeing the issues for myself, I made a firm commitment to produce an outline plan to address concerns about congestion, air quality and road safety.

“Working with Transport for London (TfL), we have already put in place a range of signalling measures to begin reducing congestion for residents, improving safety and cracking down on pollution.”

The trial measures were introduced at the roundabout on July 12 and will stay in place for four weeks to see if they help improve traffic conditions for people driving along Redbridge Lane East and the A12.

They include increasing red signals by six seconds to create safer gaps for cars coming out of Redbridge Lane East, a three-second increase in green light time to reduce A12 traffic, and more green signals for North Circular traffic that usually blocks Redbridge Lane East.

Mr Khan also said Redbridge Council must come up with a complimentary action plan to reduce rat running and potential crashes on a long term basis.

His Labour colleague, council leader Jas Athwal said: “It’s fantastic that we are working together with the new Mayor to make improvements to our borough.

“When Sadiq visited Redbridge Roundabout he promised to implement changes within two weeks, and he has delivered on that commitment.”

MP for Ilford North Wes Streeting added he was "over the moon" with Mr Khan's speedy action plan.

He said: "We've had more joy in two months of the current mayor than we had under eight years of Boris Johnson.

"We’ll have to see how the trial proceeds, but I sincerely hope that it contributes to reducing congestion around the roundabout in a way that helps make residents’ journeys easier and quicker."